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Crushing defeat for Canterbury

By: KentOnline reporter multimediadesk@thekmgroup.co.uk

Published: 00:00, 18 September 2008

Mike Melford gave Canterbury the lead

Canterbury 19 Ealing 48

Canterbury slumped to their biggest defeat in National League 3 South when they were humbled 48-19 at Merton Lane by Ealing.

The West London visitors are among the promotion favourites this season and showed their class by running in eight tries.

Canterbury made a promising start as Mike Melford kicked ahead for a try after just two minutes but despite a second try, scored by skipper Chris Hinkins and converted by Gert de Kock, the home side trailed by 10 points at the break.

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Led by Owen Bruynseels, who completed a hat-trick, Ealing seized control in the second period before a rare visit to Ealing territory brought Canterbury a minor consolation score from Pat Sykes, converted by De Kock.

Westcombe Park were beaten 40-5 by Cambridge in National 2.

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